The 4:30 p.m. meeting will be held at the city's Public Services Building, 320 Fountain Circle. Construction at East Clinton can begin after approval from the commission, said John Brown, director of operations for Huntsville City Schools.

At a recent meeting, Old Town residents gathered at East Clinton to express frustration over plans for the school. For the next two years, East Clinton in Old Town will serve Blossomwood Elementary School students while a new Blossomwood is being built at its current site on Woodmont Avenue.

The residents worried that the move will mean heavy traffic. The transfer of students will mean eight portables at East Clinton, which the school's neighbors don't like.One resident at the meeting said the school system should have submitted plans to the historical commission before the meeting.

Brown said the renovations would cost about $25,000. That doesn't include the $2,500 it costs to rent each portable per month.

Despite the frustration from East Clinton's neighbors, the neighborhood is forming a committee to welcome Blossomwood students to the school.

Lucy Brown, president of the Old Town board, said the committee will help East Clinton school officials adjust to their new digs this summer on an as-needed basis. Brown said the committee may help with gardening at the school to make it look nicer.

Blossomwood and East Clinton students are supposed to move to the new Blossomwood school in fall 2012. After the transfer, the Old Town board will fight to preserve East Clinton's art deco exterior, she said.

"There's a lot of sentimental feeling toward the building," added Brown, noting that many neighborhood residents have attended the school.